''Ficus sumatrana''
is an Asian species of fig tree in the family
Moraceae
The Moraceae — often called the mulberry family or fig family — are a family of flowering plants comprising about 38 genera and over 1100 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates; however ...
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No subspecies are listed in the
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic Info ...
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its native range is Indo-China to Malesia.
Description
The species can be found in Vietnam: where it may be called ''đa trai nhỏ'' or ''đa quả nhỏ'' ("small-fruited
banyan
A banyan, also spelled "banian", is a fig that develops accessory trunks from adventitious prop roots, allowing the tree to spread outwards indefinitely. This distinguishes banyans from other trees with a strangler habit that begin life as a ...
").
This refers to the many small fruit (
syconia
Syconium (plural ''syconia'') is the type of inflorescence borne by figs (genus ''Ficus''), formed by an enlarged, fleshy, hollow receptacle with multiple ovaries on the inside surface. In essence, it is really a fleshy stem with a number of flow ...
) which are only 4 mm in diameter. Trees grow to approximately 20 m and the leaves have a small drip point at their apex.
References
[Miquel FAW (1867) In: ''Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat.'' 3: 287.]
[Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) ''Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam'' vol. II publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.]
External links
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sumatrana
Trees of Vietnam
Flora of Indo-China
Flora of Malesia
Plants described in 1867